It is to be hoped that it will not be long before those Colonies, whose security depends upon the good Will and Affection of the Savages, will see the necessity of such regulations as will be effectual to prevent those abuses which at present give so much Discontent to them. In the mean time you will not fail to exert every Influence in your Power to prevent these Abuses from having such an operation upon the Minds of the Indians, as to disturb that Tranquillity which is so essential to their true Interests. I am with great Regard Sir, Your Most Obedient

Humble servant

Hillsborough.

SIR W^^ JOHNSON TO LORD HILLSBOROUGH.

Johnson hall July 12th 1770.

My Lord

Since I wrote your Lordship on the lO^h of feby last (N° 12) I have been honored with your Lordships Letter N^ 12 inclosing his Majestys Speech for which I offer my most humble thanks, as also your Letter N" 13 in answer to my Dispatch concerning the proposed Congress, on which Subject I am Extremely happy to find that his Majesty approves of the alternative which I thought was the only one that under the circumstances I have had the honor to represent could be adopted with safety to the public.

As I was so fortunate as to foresee the sense of Government on this embarrassing Occasion, I do assure your Lordship that I took infinite pains, to avoid the Congress, but I find that It cannot be

SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON. 971